area where we live is called barona, and it's extremely rural. where we live, our closest neighbor is probably a half mile to a mile away. it's just a wonderful place to raise girls. >> in 2003, i was 13 and my sister was 11. >> i just remember the smoke alarm going off and getting up. >> and so i go to my parents' room. and i ask my mom what's going on. >> i decided i would call the sheriff's department. the sheriffs told me that the fire was 10 miles away. at the time, the winds were not bad. they didn't think it was really gonna spread. and so for us just to go back to bed and things would be fine. >> thomas was always trying to get me to relax during fires because i would just hit the panic button every time, and i